2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 2,114 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for accounting students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Western Carolina University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree accounting programs. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
NC A&T graduate students pay an average of $7,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Wingate University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wingate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wingate.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wingate are $11,700 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wingate also is in the top 20% of our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,330 |
| Virginia | 1,921 |
| Florida | 3,746 |
| Tennessee | 1,225 |
| Kentucky | 772 |
| South Carolina | 988 |
| Louisiana | 885 |
| Arkansas | 626 |
| Alabama | 1,557 |
| Mississippi | 1,081 |
| West Virginia | 520 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.
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